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Holy Cross School Grade 8 Thank you card
Monday, 27 June 2022
Holy Cross School kindergarten students wrote a thank you card to Dr. Robert Cockcroft about their Planetarium tour on June 22, 2022. Read more
Our students did well at CAP (Canadian Association of Physicists) and made us proud!
Monday, 13 June 2022
There were almost 650 attendees and 250 students in the competition and many excellent contributions, so it was a stiff competition. Several of our undergraduate... Read more
Young Investigator Award
Monday, 13 June 2022
Sam Hancock, has been given a Young Investigator Award to attend the International Congress on Radioecology and Environmental Radioactivity in Oslo in September. This is... Read more
Elevate: A Day for Inclusion in Science organized by PIPA – Promoting Inclusivity in Physics & Astronomy
Thursday, 2 June 2022
Tuesday, May 31st was our annual outreach event Elevate: A Day for Inclusion in Science organized by PIPA – Promoting Inclusivity in Physics & Astronomy... Read more
Ph.D. student Jeremy Karam wins Best Student Talk
Friday, 20 May 2022
May 20, 2022 The 2022 winner of the Best Student Talk at the Canadian Astronomical Society annual general meeting, selected by CASCA's Graduate Student Committee, is... Read more
Executive award / prix pour service exceptionnel 2022
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
Dr. Christine Wilson, recipient of the 2022 Executive Award In alternate years, the CASCA Board has the honour to bestow the Executive Award... Read more
Astronauts in Training!
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
Lee Valley School JK Class visited the Planetarium on April 20th and have their own personalized space suits. Read more
Dying for makeup: Lead cosmetics poisoned 18th-century European socialites in search of whiter skin
Tuesday, 12 April 2022
Dying for makeup: Lead cosmetics poisoned 18th-century European socialites in search of whiter skin featuring Dr. Fiona McNeill. Check out the article and the podcast here. Read more
Our own Dr Laura Parker is featured in McMaster's celebration of International Women's Day 2022
Tuesday, 8 March 2022
https://twitter.com/McMasterU/status/1501326908021219337 https://view.ceros.com/mcmaster-university/iwd2022-photo-gallery-2-1/p/1 Read more
Congratulations to Erica Dao in winning the Dean's Award for Excellence in Communicating Graduate Research
Monday, 31 January 2022
The annual Graduate Student Recognition Awards are a way to celebrate the achievements, accomplishments and contributions of our grad community members beyond their personal academic... Read more
Dark Matter May Be Missing from This Newfound Galaxy, Astronomers Say
Friday, 7 January 2022
Physics & Astronomy Post-doc Martina Reina-Campos was quoted in a recent article in Scientific American. Check it out here Read more
